Wire stretcher



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E. F-. LITTLE WIRE STRETCHER Filed Jan. 28. 1922 INVENTOR A 77' OR/VE Y Patented June 5, 1923.

UNETEB FATE QFFHCE.

WIRE STBETGHER.

Application filed January 28, 1922. Serial No. 532,354.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMERY F. Lrr'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Hudson and State of South Dakota,

have invented new and useful Improvements in fire Stretcher-s, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention is a wire stretcher, and the object is to provide a practical and efficient tool of the kind, and which may be operated from either side of the fence as desired.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view.

Figure 2 is an end view.

The invention consists of a handle bar 1, securable to the post 2 by a chain 3. Draw bars 4 are pivoted at 5 near each end of the handle bar 1, and are extended approximately parallel through loops 6, which loops are fastened to grip blocks 7. These blocks 7 carry on each side grip levers 8 pivoted at 9 and having jaws 10 which coact against the dogs 11, to grip the wire 12 for the purpose of stretching same. The ends of the levers 8 are pivoted at 13 to the ends of the draw bars 4, and pawls 1 1 are likewise pivoted to these ends and adapted to engage the ratchets 15 formed on the blocks 7. Spring 16 holds the draw bars 4: together,

The operation of the tool is obvious.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim: I

A wire stretcher comprising a handle bar;

a draw bar pivoted near each end of the ham 40 dle bar; grip blocks having loops freely engaging the draw bars and having also ratchets on their outer edges and dogs on their side faces; grip levers pivoted to the sides of the grip blocks and having their ends pivoted to the ends of the draw bars, said levers having jaws coacting against the dogs on the grip blocks for gripping the wire; and pawls pivoted to the ends of the draw bars and adapted to engage the ratchets on the grip blocks.

EMERY F. LITTLE.

Witnesses CARL N. JoHNsoN, NOBLE C. PAULSON. 

